[1] He was abbot in commendam of Bec, and concurrently archbishop of Toulouse (1503) and bishop of Orléans (1521).
Jean d’Orléans-Longueville was born in Parthenay in 1484, the third son of François I d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville and Agnes of Savoy.
[2] Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 3 March 1533.
[2] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Martino ai Monti at that time.
[2] In 1533, he was traveling to Marseille to witness Pope Clement VII perform the marriage of Henry, Duke of Orléans and Catherine de' Medici.